Imprint mounting for outdoor advertising structures



Dec. 29, 193 R. E KIMB'ALL ET AL IMPRINT MOUNTING FOR OUTDOORADVEBTISINGSTRUCTURES Filed May 3, 1950 INVENTORS 25150115414. I %VZW/6trouble and expense.

Patented Dec. 29, 1931 UNITED STATES PAFTE NT OFFICE RALPHIE. KIMBALL,or conAoromsnnn JOHN LEwIs, or PITTSBURGH, PENNSYL- VANIA, assrenons ToMOCLIl I'IIG-MABSHALL COMPANY, oF ITTsBUR-en, PENN- .1; sYLvAnIe, ACORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA IMPRINT MOUNTING FOR ouTnooa ADVERTISINGSTRUCTURES v Application filed May 3,-1930 Serial No. 449,339.

Our invention relatesto detachable supporting means designed to beemployed in connection with outdoor'advertising structures for mountingor supporting. imprints,-

i. e., plates or members bearing the name of the advertising companythat erects and maintains the structure. I u p These imprints aremountedabove-the advertising structure by means of parts or mem- Y berssecured to the structure,=and projecting upwardly therefrom.' Thesemeans, as

heretofore constructed and the manner of at- The prime object of ourinventionis to provide simple and'efiicient detachable imprintsupporting means of, a character that may be employed for supportingimprints of the same or of varying dimensions and that maybe readilyattached to and removed from the structure with a considerablejsaving intime, labor and expense over prior art methods: .i.

Our invention will be readily understood from the following descriptiontakenin connection with the accompanying drawings,

YY ,Fig. 4,-a' similarview, showingan application'to larger cappingthanthat shown by F1g. 3; Y

. Fig. 5, a rear elevational view of a'form of imprint; r I

Fig; 6, aperspective view of arbracket of the supporting meansm'Referring'to the drawings, we

our invention applied to a'metallic outdoor advertising structurecomprising'a plurality of considerable her for said signboard topermitthe suspenhave shown of sheet metal poster panels a and a surroundingmolding constr-uction' generally designated .A, Said panels and moldingconstruction are securedto ametal framework structure in any suitablemanner, as

will be readily understood. A portionof the metal framework or framingis shown in the drawings, and includes vertical posts or uprights 2 andhorizontal members or rails 3,

preferably formed of angle irons, and secured together by means of bolts4.

r In the form of Fig. 2, the molding construction A comprises a combinedmolding 5 and, capping 6 formedof sheet metal bent into the desiredshape. Members or brackets 7 areprovided for attaching said molding andcapping to. the structure, the brackets 7 1n turn being secured to theframeworkin any suitablemanner (not shown). As illusto reinforce andprovidea strong top memsion of staging or the like therefrom;

The means for supporting and mounting an imprint B above the capping 6,in such .a

manner as to be readily visible from the front of thesignboard, includesa plurality of spaced-apart supports or brackets 9, each having an upperimprintreceiving portion 10 formed with elongated or slotted openings11, the latter being designed to receive 1 8 bolts 12 passed throughopenings 11a in a face ofthe imprint and carrying anut 13.

The lower or attaching portion 14 of each bracket is oflset, as at 15,and is provided with an opening 14a therethrough to receive aJ-bolt 16for adjustably securing said portion to the member 3 of theframework.

Immediately above the offset 15, or formed in the intermediate portion15a of the irregularly shaped member 9, is an opening 17 designed toreceive a bolt 18. When the bracket 9 is in position, as shown,the'opening 17 is directly below the lower edge of a flange of thechannel 8. A washer 19 on the bolt 18 serves to engage said flange andthe bracket,

thereby providing a binding or clamping action when said bolt istightened.

By means of our invention, it will be understood that the constructiondescribed permits of an adjustable spacing of said bracketslongitudinally of tie sign'boarda'nd member 3 to accommodate differentlengths of imprint, without necessitating openings being formed in thecapping; also, that the slotted openings 11 provide foradjustability to'accommodate variations of bolt holesin the imprint. In other words, thediiierentsized imprints cause avariation in the'verti'cal spacing of thebolt openings 11a therein, and with the construction described, they maybe readilyattached to the signboard without drilling other openings.

Inthe event that-the channel 8 is omitted fromthe construction, it willbereadilyseen that the washer 19 may be-applied to-a rearwardlydepending flange-of-the capping (not shown) ,-there'by-securing-thebracket 9 thereto by-means of the bolt 18.

Simple and eilicientdetachable andadjustable-imprint supporting meansare highly desirable in the art, for the reason that the outdooradvertisingstructures areusually of portable construction and areelected many times making it'necessary to have adjustable means forattaching imprints or the like, to compensate for variations due toerection, as well .asdiiierent sizes of theimprints or otherattachments.

In Fig. 3 ofthe drawings, we have :shown a modification of our inventionfor application thereof. .to Wooden'cappingfia. Tothis end, theportion15a ofthe bracket9 is-formed with an opening 19a for receiving a woodscrew 20, said-opening-being so located as to permit the screw to beentered into the-cap ping 6a.

In some instances, a wider capping is re quired, for example,.capping 6bof Fig. 4;, although our invention may be equally adapted to;an extendedsheet metal capping. It will be'seenthat-the bracket 9 maybe readilyapplied thereto bymerely'reversingthe same, tlie-oliset 15 providing forthe diiferencein width ofthe capping.

In all formsof our invention,weemploy the J-bolts lfi each having a nut6 on an end thereof. Tl1is character of bolt may be applied at anydesired point on the member 3 andthe brackets "9 spaced and secured tomember 3 at the points desired.

As illustrated andas above described, the imprintis made ofmetal. Insome instances, however, imprints are formed entirely of wood'or partlyof woodand partly of metal; in either event it will be understood thatone mounting may be advantageously employed.

e 4 claim 1. In an outdoor advertising structure, the combination with asupporting framing having a vertically extending member, and ahorizontally extending member, of a signboard adjacent the horizontallyextending member, a top molding, and an imprint associated therewith,means for detachably mounting the imprint on the structure including abracket member, means for adjustably securing the bracket member to thehorizontal member resting on and having hookengagement withthehorizontalmember, and means for attachingthe bracket member to the molding.

2. 'In an outdoor advertising structure, the combination withasupporting framing having a horizontally extending member, of a topmolding, an imprint associated therewith, means for d'etachably mountingthe imprint on the structure including'an'irregulan lyshaped bracketmember having an upper imprint-receiving portion provided with openings,means for detachably securing "the imprint to said portion, anaperturedlower oifset portion,means for securingthe-bracket inember tothe top molding,and a boltoverlapping the horizontal member of'theframing to adjustably secure the offset portion thereto.

3. In an outdooradvertising structure, the combination with asupportingframing'having =a.horizontally extending member, of 'a top panelmolding, an imprint associated therewith and disposed above'the molding,means for adjustably mounting the imprint including an irregularlyshaped bracket member having an upper imprint receiving portion, a loweroilset attaching portion, and a moldingeabutting'portion, each ofsai'dportions liavingan opening therein, andattaehing means passedthrough said openingsffor respectively engaging the imprint, moldingandthe horizontally'extending member.

4. In'combinatiom'a signboard, a supporting structure therefor having atransverse framing member in the rear of the signboard,

said signboard having a portion K outwardly ofsaid member andextending'to. the rear of the plane of the forward edge of the saidmember, an imprintsupporting bracket, and means securing said bracketagainst said portion and to'said member for adjustment along the same.

5. In combination, a signboard, a support 'ing structure therefor'havinga transverse framing memberin the rear of the signboard, saidsignboard havinga portion outwardly of said member and-extending to therear of the plane ofthe forward edge ofthe said member, an imprintsupporting bracket, and means securing said'bracket againstthe rearsurfaces of said member and said portion.

6. In combination, a signboard, a supporting structure therefor'havingta transverse framing member in the rear ofthe signboard, saidsignboard having-a portion outwardly of said member and extending to therear of the plane of the forward edge of the said member, an imprintsupporting bracket, means supported on top of the framing member havinghook-engagement With the said forward edge to secure said bracket to themember, and means securing the bracket to said portion.

In testimony whereof We aflix our signatures.

- RALPH E. KIMBALL.

JOHN LEWIS.

